Event Date
Please join us for an On Campus extension program that will focus on the very important topic of grape smoke exposure. The program will focus on sharing what is known about this issue, scientifically, and current recommended best practices. Several tastings will be conducted, the first of which will train attendees on how to set up sensory evaluations for smoke taint. The two tastings that follow will be actual training and evaluation sessions. The final session of the day will be a panel of winemakers who will share their experiences evaluating grape smoke exposure impact and conducting trials to make the best possible wines. We look forward to robust discussions and sharing of ideas.
LOCATION
UC Davis Conference Center, 550 Alumni Lane, Davis
AGENDA
8:30 am
Registration and Coffee
9:00 am
Welcome
Anita Oberholster, Vice Chair & Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, Enology, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
9:10 am
Background: The science behind grape exposure
Anita Oberholster, Vice Chair & Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, Enology, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
9:45 am
TASTING: Sensory Training: Best practices for the evaluation of smoke impacted wines
Anita Oberholster, Vice Chair & Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, Enology, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
10:40 am
BREAK
10:55 am
Impact of grapevine smoke exposure on grapevine physiology
Kaan Kurtural, Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, Viticulture, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
11:30 am
TASTING: Consumer study 1: Matrix impact on smoke taint expression
Lik Xian Lim, Research Associate, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
12:00 pm
LUNCH
1:00 pm
Varietal impact on grape smoke exposure and prediction of smoke protocol fermentations
Anita Oberholster, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
1:30 pm
Grape smoke exposure: Potential mitigation actions in the vineyard & winery
Cristina Medina Plaza, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
2:00 pm
TASTING & DISCUSSION: Consumer study 2: Matrix impact on grape smoke exposure expression
Lik Xian Lim & Anita Oberholster, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
2:45 pm
Winemaker Panel & Tasting: Experiences with smoke impacted grapes and wines
Kristin Belair, Winemaker and Ashley Egelhoff, Assistant Winemaker, Honig Vineyard & Winery; Bertus van Zyl, Winemaker, Farm Collective Group and Co-Founder, Belong Wine Co.; Alisa Jacobson, Owner & Winemaker, Turning Tide Wines
3:45 pm
Current gaps in grape smoke exposure knowledge, steps to address it, and other closing remarks
Anita Oberholster, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
REGISTRATION
$225 (includes breakfast and lunch)
ACCOMMODATIONS
If you need a hotel room, you can reserve one at the Hyatt Place Davis for $189/night before taxes and fees. This rate includes parking and breakfast.
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
The following is required of all event attendees:
- Visitors are required to complete a Daily Symptom Survey prior to entering facilities on campus. You will be asked to be show proof of this survey when checking-in at the event.
- Non-vaccinated individuals are required to wear face coverings indoors and outdoors in crowded spaces.
For more information about current campus policies for visitors, please visit: https://campusready.ucdavis.edu/visitors
Guidelines are subject to change at any time as the COVID-19 situation evolves. We will be sure to communicate any changes as they occur.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
If you are feeling under the weather, exhibiting any possible symptoms of COVID-19, or have been exposed to a positive COVID-19 case within the last 10 days, we ask that you stay home and do not attend the event. We will provide refunds for COVID-19 related reasons or transfer your payment to a future event. If you need to cancel for a COVID-19 related reason, please email cjfirman@ucdavis.edu.